Members of the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC) met in Kasetsart University (KU) in Bangkok, Thailand on 15 December 2011to plan, strategize, and review proposals as well as recommend to the Board the priority activities and budgetary requirements for 2012.
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Starting March 2012, the Dubrovnik International University (DIU) and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) in Berlin, Germany will be offering the graduate Master of Arts program in International Relations and Cultural Diplomacy. The program will combine the traditional academic components of international relations with a new focus on the role of soft power and cultural diplomacy in contemporary global affairs. 
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The 3rd International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE) will be held on 22-24 February 2012 at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The international event, organized by PT. Smart Tbk. Indonesia, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia, and Centre International de Reseaux Agriculture and Development (CIRAD) France aims to bring together key players in both palm oil production and environmental conservation including oil palm planters, traders, research organizations and universities, as well as government and non-governmental organizations to share best practices and solutions towards a more sustainable palm oil industry.
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The Exchange by Promoting Quality Education, Research and Training in South and South-East Asia (EXPERTS) is now accepting applications for its EXPERTS II Scholarship in 2012. This scholarship offers a unique opportunity for full-financed mobility for individuals from partner countries in the South and Southeast Asian (SSEA) region to study at EXPERTS Consortium host universities in Europe.
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“Let him who would move the world, first move himself.”

Quoting the famous philosopher Socrates, Ms. Natalie Lange of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) encouraged the recipients of this year’s DAAD-SEARCA Scholarship grant that with their decision to enhance their knowledge and skills, they have the ability to make the change for their country and the world. This was just one of the highlights of the DAAD-SEARCA scholarship grants handover ceremony held on 22 November 2011 at SEARCA in Los Baños, Laguna.
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Prof. Dr. Hak Lae Lee, of the Department of Forest Sciences, assumed the role of dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) of Seoul National University, Korea and consequently, the Presidency of the Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU). 
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Dr. Roel Rodriguez Suralta, a Filipino alumnus of Nagoya University Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, and a scientist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is one of three recipients of the 2011 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) Award for Young Agricultural Researchers. 
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